Giorgio Fidenato has made a habit of carrying a raw ear of yellow corn and taking a hearty bite whenever a camera is in sight.
It's a provocation.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/flouting-ban-italian-farmer-wages-crusade-genetically-modified-corn
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-herald-tribune-bangkok
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/italy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gmos
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers